Course Description and Content:
Welcome
to seventh grade science! The class will focus on the area of science that
deals with living things, Life Science. We will study and learn details
about the various branches of Life Science ≠ Ecology, Physiology, Botany,
Anatomy, Zoology, and Microbiology. Students will learn the concepts
and principles within each branch as well as their relationship to other branches
of Life Science.
Students
will be encouraged to apply reading, writing, and study skills to their study
of science. Instruction will focus on teaching methods, processes, and
skills of science and on promoting cooperative learning and critical thinking. Emphasis
will be placed on learning successes for the student, development of high levels
of student interest, and motivation for continued study.
I
am looking forward to a great year!
Text
- ∑ Life Science: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
Publishers.
Materials Needed
- ∑ 3
ring working notebook, tabs for order of assignments,
filler paper
o o Notes, homework, current
events, tests, labs
- ∑ Pencils
and erasable pens
- ∑ Colored
Pencils
- ∑ 30
cm Metric ruler
The 3-Ring Notebook is
a valuable reference source. It will represent your
accomplishments in class and work evaluated on completeness
and organization during the grading periods. If you
work at organizing your notebook daily as
your science class progresses, you will find it to
be a relatively easy task. If you wait until the
last minute, you will find it to be a more difficult
task.
Grading Policy
- ∑ Assignments
- o Classwork, homework,
presentations, current events 20%
- ∑ Tests
/ Quizzes / Projects (Science Fair is a double
test grade) 50%
- ∑ Labs
/ activities 20%
- ∑ Participation 10%
- ∑ Work
Habits and Cooperation E
S U
Make-up Policy: Any student
who is absent for a test or quiz must see the teacher
the day of his/her return back to school so as to arrange
a date and time for the make-up exam. All make-up exams
usually take place after school. Make-up work during
lunch will not be permitted unless special arrangements
have been made. As a matter of courtesy, if you anticipate
the absence please inform the teacher before the absence. (unless
there are extenuating circumstances)
It is the student’s responsibility to request makeup
work. The student will be given the same amount of time
to make up the work as the student was absent unless
other arrangements are mutually agreed upon. Make-up
work submitted late will receive a zero. Students
may also check the Agenda Binder and “While
You were out Box” located at
the back of the classroom for a listing of all daily
class activities and assignments.
It is your responsibility to be
prepared.
Completed science activities, homework assignments, and
labs. These assignments are due the next day (unless there are extenuating circumstances)
or they will be considered late. Points will then be deducted. After one
week the student will receive a zero for that grade. Regardless,
all assignments must be passed in.
Class Participation: Bringing materials to class counts
as part of the non-graded homework component, whereas collected class assignments
count as a grade.
Class discussion and cooperative learning groups are a vital
portion of the grade. The latter requires the student to take responsibility,
to be accountable for his/her learning, and to acquire the social skills involved
in-group processing.
Missing science class for field trips or
for other non- related science activities does not excuse you
from the work covered during that period. You are responsible for
all material explained. If assignments are due please submit your work prior
to dismissal to avoid the late penalty.
Provisions for
Improving Grades:
1. Opportunities designed to allow students
to recover from a low or failing
cumulative grade will be allowed when all work required
to date has been completed and the student has
demonstrated a legitimate effort to meet all the requirements
of the course including attendance.
2. The teacher will determine when and
how students with extenuating circumstances may
improve their grades.
Extra Credit is available if the above provisions
have been met. An extra credit assignment will add one point to your average
1st Quarter: Textbook chapters 1,2,3,4,5,6,18
- Lab
safety
- The
Metric System (Tools of the Scientist)
- Classification/Taxonomy
- The
Scientific Method
- Viruses
- Cell
Structure
- Cell
Processes
- Cell
Reproduction
- Heredity
- Science Fair Topic Packets Distributed
- Notebook Check
Possible
Semester exam
2nd Quarter: Textbook chapters 7,8,9,10,11
Bacteria
Unicellular Organisms
Plant Process, Structure and Reproduction
Fungi
Science Fair Log Book and Science Fair Form
Science Fair Project research, paper work (due TBA)
Notebook Check
Possible Semester exam
3rd
Quarter: Textbook chapters 12,13,14,17,19,20
- Presentation
of Science Projects
B Introduction
to Animals
- Invertebrates
- Vertebrates
- Human Body Systems
- Notebook Check
Final exam format will be announced in advance
Units of Study (may be subject to change) |
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